Around the Lake of Eternity in the Far South, Sequoia City, the sun is rising.

A squad of seemingly dusty adventurers stepped into the Far South Forest Supplies Transit Station, a thriving city on the northern shore of Lake Eternal Lake and famous for its trade.

The leader of the team was dressed in a thin robe, and the thin-looking human carried a bulging backpack with all sorts of bottles and cans around his waist. He looked like an alchemist, his blond hair disheveled from days of exertion, and behind him, a guard that seemed to be an adventurer followed him wearily.

There were dwarves, humans, half-elves, gnomes, and barbarians, all of which were strange, so to speak, but the pedestrians on the side of the road, the elves who lived in the area, all ignored the strange procession, and there were tavern girls leaning against the gate on the street, smiling and beckoning them to come in for a drink, and even winked at the gnome, who was no more than half her height.

Because this is Sequoia City, the capital of adventurers in the Far South.

To the north is the primeval rainforest bordering the Black Forest of the Far South, to the south is the Lake of Eternity, to the west is the Bondar Mountains, and to the east is the border of the Far South Kingdom...... As an important place bordering the four directions, Redwood City has always been a place where people from all walks of life shuttle back and forth, adventurers who go to the Black Forest, human merchants who trade with elves, elven scholars who go to the human kingdom to study, countless people set out from this city every day, or come to this city, and the people who live in the local area have long been accustomed to all kinds of travelers and adventurers - inclusive, which has gradually become the culture of Redwood City.

On the streets, pedestrians of different races and costumes walk on both sides of the road, iron carts driven by magic energy and horse-drawn carriages drawn by demonic beasts shuttle back and forth in the middle of the road, elves buy fruit snacks for breakfast, and dwarves are used to go to hotels, order a glass of draft beer or fruit wine, and gobble down steaks drunkenly, and among the lush plants on both sides of the street, you can see a small treeman-like activated plant delivering takeaways, these activated beings inscribed with special magic runes are' The fulfillment of the emerging culture of 'takeaway', in Sequoia City, as long as you have money, you can enjoy everything without leaving home, and no one dares to provoke these little guys with local elven mages and druid backgrounds.

In addition, there is another new form of entertainment that is spreading in Sequoia City, that is, a strange magical device called the fairy card table, which has replaced the old card tables in the tavern and has become the favorite entertainment of many residents, and the winner has replaced the drunken quarrel with the loser and has become the number one reason for fighting in the city, and the second biggest is probably to deliberately show off the legendary card drawn.

"Haha, I got it!"

In a tavern, there was a loud cry of delight, and through the window, you could see a rich man dressed in a gorgeous costume and decorated with precious stones, holding a crystal card representing his account number, and proudly showing off to the onlookers around him.

【Nature Mentor Garanord】

[9 mana, 4 attack, 4 life, ward, dash]

[Advent: Restore 5 health to the main fighter and place a 'Natural Realm' amulet on the field]

[Curtain call: 'Natural Realm' talisman effect reversed]

【Natural Domain】

[3 Fee Talisman, cannot be destroyed]

[At the end of each round, restore 3 points of stamina for the holder]

[At the end of each turn, the holder draws a card]

【Talisman Reversal: Wrath of Nature】

[At the beginning of each turn, your enemy will lose 3 HP, and at the beginning of each turn, discard a random card from your hand]

[——Sow goodwill, reap goodwill, sow malice, reap malice, the way of nature, nothing more. 】

The overflowing energy cycles in the forests form the face of a female druid in the heavens, who gazes lovingly at the city and the forest in her 'body'.

"The dwarven taverns and blacksmiths, the human grocery stores, the gnomes' trinkets, the mages' appraisal houses and god knows how many guilds...... Sequoia City is as diverse as ever. ”

It seems that after rolling and crawling in the forest for at least half a month, the dirty alchemist took off his dusty glasses, then took out a cloth from his arms and wiped it, and after putting it back on, he looked around the streets, and then said in confusion: "Strange, why do you feel more lively than before?" ”

Sequoia City is surrounded by forests and mountains, and the sun always comes late and goes early, so there are always magic lights in the city, which are only temporarily extinguished when the sun rises, but today is different - the sun is rising, but the magic lights are as bright as ever, and the gentle blue-white light illuminates the whole city, making the alchemists who often travel to and from the city feel that the surroundings are clear and unusual.

In addition, the doors of the shops on the street were wide open, and the morning market, which should not have many people, was crowded, and even a rare elven patrol could be seen maintaining order in the team, and the crowd in front of them was so dense that even this adventurer team did not know how to move forward.

"Boss, the tavern even gives passers-by a free glass of wine!"

The alchemist was puzzled, and behind him, a dwarf in heavy armor but wearing a priest's hat held a disposable leaf wine glass from nowhere, and began to drink heartily, the flail hanging from his waist was jingling, and after drinking it all, the dwarven priest exhaled happily: "I haven't drunk for almost a month, and I almost died, it really saved my life." ”

"Deliver wine? When did the merchants in Sequoia City become so generous? Isn't Carnival of the Elves in June? ”

The alchemist looked around blankly, and the whole city was filled with a strange cheerful atmosphere, the tavern generously presented a glass of fruit wine to every passing traveler, the dwarf's ornament stall was placed outside the pot of bright and delicate flowers, and there was a sign below that read 'Take One', and the streets of the city were hung with colorful flags of various colors, and there seemed to be the symbol of the largest elven tribe in the region, 'Lan Ge'.

"It seems that 'Lan Ge' is going to have a new patriarch, and that patriarch is just about to get married, so naturally the mentor and Her Majesty the Empress will come to preside."

Just when the alchemist was puzzled, a human ranger came out of the crowd and came to his reluctance, this ranger had quietly gone to the crowd to ask for news, and then returned with the answers to everyone's doubts, he whispered: "From today until the end of next month, all shops are exempt from taxes for import and export, and 'Lan Ge' is very prestigious in the local area, so the locals of Sequoia City are willing to be generous with this good news." ”

"Boss Chris, this is good news, our drug tax was originally the highest, and now it is tax-free, just making a lot of money!"

"Well, that's good news."

Nodding slightly, the alchemist named Chris narrowed his eyes slightly, his cyan pupils flickered behind the metal glasses, and he said lightly: "In this case, I can give you a little more bonus...... But why is the atmosphere so weird? ”

Ignoring the members of the party who began to cheer on his side, Chris frowned and pointed to the elven guards who were patrolling the roadside to maintain order, and he whispered, "Look at their suppressed anxiety and uneasiness...... It's out of tune with the surrounding atmosphere. ”

On the side of the road, the elven guards dressed in simple rattan and tree armor did look quite silent, all of them frowning, and they were not in the same channel as the cheerful crowd around them.

"Hey, it's not the World Tree yet."

In the team, a half-elf archer touched the dagger on his waist, he pursed his lips, and said with disdain: "It's all because of the appearance of the 'World Tree', which has caused constant internal conflicts among the elves. ”

With the explanation of this half-elf archer who understood the situation, everyone in the team roughly understood the reasons for the recent internal conflicts among the elf clan.

It all started with the 'Seed of the World Tree' that was brought back from Northland Moldavia by the Nature Mentor.

This world tree, which claims to originate from the 'Father of Nature', the creator of the elves, completely disrupted the original order among the elven tribes from the moment it sprouted in the lake of eternity.

Whoever knows how powerful the World Tree is, it is derived from the inheritance of the gods, it is the most perfect exposition of the way of nature, anyone who gets it may get a legend, and any tribe who gets it is enough to surpass other tribes.

The elves are very united, and they don't mind sharing it with other tribes, but it is precisely because of this that they are angry - because the elven court and the nature master have always held the world tree species in their own hands, and have not shared it with other tribes so far, and refuse to let it out, which immediately angered many elven tribes who are usually weak.

- We are all children of the Father of Nature, so why are you the only ones who can understand His legacy at any time?! That's a treasure that belongs to the whole elves, not to the family!

"The wedding of the 'Lan Song' tribe has invited the leaders of the other elves, and I heard that the natural mentor and Her Majesty the Empress intend to resolve this issue through a formal consultation...... But I still don't understand, the big deal is the public inheritance, what is there to hide. ”

As a half-elf, it is none of his business, the archer shook his head rather and sighed: "Selfishness is really the biggest contradiction...... But you've always been generous, Boss, unlike the Nature Mentors! ”

"Moldavia...... Heh, you guy, you're so blunt. ”

Hearing the familiar location, Chris couldn't help but fall into deep thought, but then, he heard the archer flattering him, which made the alchemist smile and shake his head: "I know your sister is planning to study recently and needs money, right?" I can lend you a little bit personally, and don't be so rigid next time you pat yourself - and don't bring your mentor, I don't want to be caught and beaten half to death by the local elven guards. ”

"Okay, thank you, Boss!"

After sending away the half-elf archers, the human ranger on the side seemed to think of something, and then spoke: "Speaking of which, boss, it seems that your hometown is also the Northland, right?" Do you know the Earl of the Radcliffe family? ”

"What, boss, you're actually from the Northlands?"

On the other side, the dwarven priest said with a look of fascination: "Lord Count Dragon Slayer is my idol, I didn't expect you to be a fellow countryman with him, I really envy him!" ”

"You don't worship His Majesty the Pope, what kind of legendary warrior do you worship, go back and feel the power of the Holy Light!"

Sighing faintly, hiding the emotion in his heart, Chris, Chris Radcliffe closed his eyes, this man who came to the Far South incognito and has become the owner of a well-known alchemist's workshop can't help but recall the days when he played in the snow with his brother in his childhood, he recalled that winter six years ago, at the entrance of the alley where it all began, his father's death and the red eyes that burned with flames.

The scene of the black-haired and red-eyed warrior walking alone towards the lord's mansion full of ambushes is still in front of me.

- Unconsciously, that former ordinary warrior has become a legendary powerhouse that shocks the world, and even the elven cities on the other side of the world have his prestige.

With emotion in his heart, the alchemist opened his eyes again, he skipped the topic and said in a calm tone: "What nonsense, hurry up and squeeze out a way for me, there is no way to deal with medicinal materials today, and no one will get paid." ”

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this, Boss Chris, you said that the new owner of Sequoia City is going to get married, when will you marry your sister-in-law?"

The dwarven priest raised his hands in surrender, but he couldn't help but stir up the topic again: "We've been waiting for your wine." ”

"I've been married a long time ago, but I haven't held a luxurious wedding for her yet...... The quality of the medicinal herbs we collected this time is very good, and with the recent tax exemption, after selling them, there will be enough money. ”

Plainly saying the news that shocked the members of the adventurer team who were said to be employees, but were actually more like family members, Chris couldn't help but show a happy smile: "When the time comes, let's go to the most expensive hotel in Redwood City and have a banquet that will be remembered for a lifetime!" Don't be absent! ”

"Oooh oh!!" The team cheered in unison, and Chris straightened his glasses, the corners of his mouth slightly curled, but sighed again.

- Let all the glory be attributed to the hero, let all the ordinary be attributed to the ordinary, I never longed for thrilling adventures and thousands of people, I just wanted an ordinary life like a plant, and now I have got what I want and found my ordinary path, what about you?

Joshua ...... Hopefully, you will also get the happiness you deserve.

At the same time, in the center of Sequoia City, at the top of a huge redshirt canopy, in a solid wooden castle specially activated by natural magic, there is a hall full of complex time and space runes, in the center of the hall, dark blue time and space ripples flashed, and a team of serious druids and costumed elves were standing in front of the hall, as if waiting for someone to arrive.

A few seconds later, with the sudden intensification of space-time ripples, all the elves present turned grim, and the next moment, a man in black civilian clothes and a pair of teenagers and girls strode out of the space-time gate that had not yet stabilized.

And the moment he walked out, the entire Sequoia City seemed to be swept by an electric current, whether it was an ordinary person without extraordinary strength, or a golden peak or even a powerhouse with extreme intentions, they all sensed that a certain behemoth had descended in the center of the city, and it was the magnetic field released by the existence itself alone, enveloping a field that was many times larger than this city.

"Welcome to Redwood City, Earl Radcliffe, Mentor is strolling along the shores of the Lake of Eternity, and should be here as soon as she knows you're coming."

Among the elves who welcomed Joshua's arrival, the one at the head stepped forward, sensing the terrifying aura of the incomparably large and unrivaled universe that enveloped millions of people in his field, and he couldn't help but secretly feel terrified when his legs were weak - this realm of powerful coercion was strictly restrained by its wielder, and if it was allowed to spread freely, there would be no creature that could stand up straight within a radius of a hundred miles.

Could it be that the people of the Northland live in this kind of coercion, and those rumors that circulate among adventurers are not fake?!

And the man who had changed the entire surroundings of Sequoia City just by showing up didn't seem to hear the voice of the elf, he frowned and looked at a corner of the city.

“…… What a coincidence. ”

He said softly. Then, Joshua looked at the fairy in the costume with a rather stiff face, and he waved his hand indifferently: "I know, you don't need to be so nervous, I'm not such a big person, I can't eat people, and I don't like to slaughter cities, the rumors are all false." ”

"I don't need the nature tutor to come to me, tell me the location, I'll go see her first."